THE DEFLECTION OF LIGHT AS INFORMATIONAL REFRACTION: A DERIVATION VIA TI² AND STATIC SPACE

This article proposes an alternative interpretation of the gravitational deflection of light through the framework of the Information of Information Theory (TI²), adopting a static Euclidean space in place of the dynamically curved spacetime of General Relativity. The central premise is that matter, understood as Information-Presence, imposes a continuous processing demand on the universal informational lattice, generating local informational congestion and, consequently, variations in the rate of temporal updating. Within this framework, light propagates as a succession of concentric spherical wavefronts, rather than being fundamentally reduced to a rectilinear ray. Its deflection arises from differential propagation delays across the wavefront, as different regions encounter distinct levels of informational congestion. This mechanism is formulated through an informational refractive index, defined by the ratio between the maximum processing velocity of the lattice and its local effective velocity. Applying this model to a weak gravitational field, the article derives the classical expression for gravitational light deflection, reproducing the angular result predicted by General Relativity without requiring spatial curvature. The proposed interpretation connects gravitational refraction to the local processing dynamics of matter and offers an alternative conceptual framework for understanding gravitational lensing in a static Euclidean universe. The study also establishes a foundation for further investigation of the behavior of spherical light wavefronts under extreme informational congestion, particularly in the vicinity of black holes.